The Singing Neanderthals: The Origins of Music, Language, Mind, and Body
Investigates the evolutionary connections between music, language, and cognition, revealing how early humans may have developed musical abilities alongside speech.
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The Singing Neanderthals examines how music and language may have evolved together in early humans.
Steven Mithen draws on archaeology, psychology, and linguistics to trace the origins of musical behavior.
The book considers how rhythm, melody, and communication shaped the development of the human mind and body.
It offers a broad perspective on why music remains central to human experience across cultures.
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